SMART KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER #7 - Matthews NC Five Star Center License

1208 SAM NEWELL ROAD , MATTHEWS NC 28105
(704) 568-7817
2 Reviews

About the Provider

Description: SMART KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER #7 is a Five Star Center License in MATTHEWS NC, with a maximum capacity of 169 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 60004091
  • Capacity: 169
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2024-01-30 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-01-30 Violation 411 GS 110-91(2)(i)
Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on.
2024-01-30 Violation 528 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b)
Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk.
2024-01-30 Violation 611 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c)
All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens.
2024-01-30 Violation 612 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c)
Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned.
2024-01-30 Violation 721 G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b)
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half.
2024-01-30 Violation 1048 .1102(c)
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization.
2024-01-30 Violation 1049 .1102(d)
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment.
2024-01-30 Violation 1124 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d)
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information.
2024-01-30 Violation 1128 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l)
For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed.
2024-01-30 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually.
2024-01-30 Violation 1321 GS110-91(1)
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file.
2024-01-30 Violation 1323 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2)
Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment.
2024-01-30 Violation 1811 .0604(u);.0302(d)(8)
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023.
2024-01-30 Violation 1897 .1102(g)
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.

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Reviews

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Drew 2023-06-06 13:21:41
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

I have no complaints about my sons teacher. She has been great! But the after school program is a joke! I can’t speak for all the classes. But the one my son is in is terrible! Every time I pick him up the teachers are sitting in chairs away from the kids and sucked into their cell phones. My mother has picked my son up and no one acknowledges her and she’s never been ID. These after school teachers had no clue who my mother was or who she was there for. I’ve picked my son up before and no one even knew I was there because their cell phone was more important. I’ve personally witnessed one after school teacher named Ashley yelling at the kids. She even accused my 5 year old of stealing a penny that he actually took out of my wife’s car. She had this conversation in front of the entire classroom full of kids. That conversation should have been had in the hall with a witness present. My son was kicked in the face by another child and no one made me aware. I wasn’t called and no documentation was done. I had to find out by noticing the red foot mark on my child’s face. Kids will be kids. But I should’ve been made aware by one of the adults watching the children. But that’s the problem. They aren’t properly supervising the kids!

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morgan 2023-06-02 08:14:46

wow this year has been the worst....!!! i cant wait for my children to level up and leave this place. the staff is so DISRESPECTFUL to each orther and most of all the PARENTS. the teachers have no care in the world for the safty of there students. my son was attecked three different times and when questioned about what happend no one knew anything. his face was bleeding in multiple spots. the parking lot only has one handy cap spot and the staff gets mad when you park in it. PLEASE DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD(REN) GO HERE...!!!!!

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